Adolescência e igreja: caminhos para uma práxis teológica protagonista, resiliente e identitária

Abstract

The work seeks to understand the current relationship between the church and adolescents. There is a certain difficulty in this relationship, both on the part of adolescents and on the part of the church. On the issue of adolescents, we see a transition phase that sometimes needs help far more than society itself understands. It is also an adolescence that requires a protagonism that cannot simply walk along as an adjunct or a provider of services. A theology, sometimes considered adult, weighs heavily on the church, which makes communication with teenagers difficult. To this end, we sought to identify the relationship between protagonism, resilience and identity, as well as the interface of these aspects in the relationship between adolescence and the church. We divided this research into three parts, the first two being dedicated to understanding the relationship between adolescence and the church. And, in the third part, a possible theological praxis that favors this coexistence. This protagonist, resilient and identity theological praxis points to where it is possible to welcome those who wish to enter. In the church, teenagers can be welcomed and accepted in their ways of thinking and acting, with their differences and similarities, being able to develop their identity and, thus, be protagonists of their lives. It is considered that a deeply [studied] theology contributes to understanding the manifestation of the divine in the adolescent's life experience.